Shift meeting this Wednesday at 6:30pm

Hello Bike Lovers.
Your next SHIFT meeting is this Wednesday the 5th at 6:30pm.
All are welcome.
Please email me directly if you have items you would like to add to
the agenda (whether or not you plan on attending).
You don't have to have any reason to come other than your love of bikes
but
remember--Pedalpalooza is less than 6 months away! ...
This meeting is NOT at a bar. Feel free to bring whomever you want
and whatever you'd like to eat or drink. *smile*
3305 SE 54th
It's the white house on the corner of SE 54th and Franklin. It's not
too far. I promise.
Feel free to bring your bikes around the back.
See you in a few days!
Meghan.
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Kool Yule ride report

About 15 intrepid awesome cyclists braved the fierce blasting east wind and gathered with their festive bikes and holiday outfits for the semi-annual Kool Yule ride along the Alameda Ridge. Thanks, you wonderful fabulous folks! Although some grinches didn't have their yard lights on (rendering potions of the route moot), most did, and our eyes were soon filled with a wondrous glow:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/editrixpdx/sets/72157625616945623/

(the first 36 pics are from the ride, then it's other stuff)(and yes, I know I need a tripod)

Afterwards we gathered at the Kraizy Krissmas Kottage for hot cider and cookies and a nice warm-up before the ride home.

Re: Cycle facility of the month

> Whenever I encounter a weirdness in our PDX cycling infrastructure, I
> remember to look at this site for inspiration. I particularly like
> the challenge shown in Feb 2009.
>
> http://www.warringtoncyclecampaign.co.uk/facility-of-the-month/
>
> -John
>
those Brits: very dry. I like the big lump of concrete in the bike lane
on the ramp down from the Broadway bridge, S bound. Things like that
pretty much make it clear that somebody is not taking you seriously.
Still and all, nobody seems to have died.
Robert
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Hating the Oregonian is like getting lost in Tulsa. It's like ordering
Vienna sausage at Ringside.
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reminder: shift meeting tomorrow

who: you and others who like to bike in portland
what: meeting about bike happenings in portland. email me privately
if you have something particular you would like to cover.
where: 3305 se 54th (just north of powell)
when: 6:30pm tomorrow (1/5/11)
why: because you and others like to bike in portland
never been to a shift meeting? no problem! come and hang out.
no food/drinks provided. feel free to bring something to share, if
you are so inclined.
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Shift: Filmed by Bike call for film entries!

It's time again! The Annual Filmed by Bike Festival is in its ninth year and we're in our final push to get film submissions by the 20th of this month! If you're currently in the process of making your film for us, I'd love to interview you for our blog and update the community on bike riders in their artistic filming action! Email me at Doug-GwIsDdqpTh8xCFGRbMlgTQ@public.gmane.org for details!

Who REALLY pays for Highways? NOT drivers, report finds.

A recent American report shows in detail how drivers DO NOT pay for the
roads/highways that they use. The author also provides some insight on WHY
the 'useful fiction' of drivers paying is so persistent, despite all the
evidence to the contrary.
While based on the USA situation, most of the elements of the author's
analysis look to apply equally to the Canadian situation.
Available as a direct download from http://tinyurl.com/2aabha3
Ron Richings
Vancouver, BC
Canada
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